Friday, 28 May 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The graph of the contagion of Covid 19 is continuing on its downward path in Uttarakhand. The state health department reported 2,146 new patients of the disease on Thursday which increased the cumulative count of the patients of the disease to 3,23,483 in the state.
The authorities also reported the death of 81 patients from the disease on the day after which the death toll has mounted to 6,201. The authorities reported 6306 recoveries on Thursday in the state. A total of 2,72,428 patients have recovered from the disease in the state far.
Out of 81 deaths reported on Wednesday, 15 occurred at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh, seven at Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) hospital Dehradun, six at Sushila Tiwari Government hospital Haldwani and five at HNB base hospital Srinagar. Similarly four patients each died at Himalayan hospital Dehradun, District hospital Rudrapur and Medicity Udham Singh Nagar.
Dehradun reported 330 new cases of Covid -19 on Thursday while Nainital reported 261, Pithoragarh 252, Haridwar 219, Udham Singh Nagar 205, Pauri 181, Almora 178, Chamoli 153, Uttarkashi 103, Rudraprayag 98, Bageshwar 74, Tehri 51 and Champawat 41 new cases of the disease on the day.
The state now has 39,177 active patients of the disease. Haridwar is the top position in the list of active cases with 7,939 cases. Dehradun is on second position with 5,427 cases, Pauri 4,247, Tehri 4,171, Udham Singh Nagar 3,809, Nainital 2,717, Chamoli 2,384, Rudraprayag 1,943, Almora 1826, Pithoragarh 1,658, Bageshwar 1,233, Uttarkashi 1,032, and Champawat 791 active cases of the disease.
To contain the contagion of Covid-19, the state administration has set up 435 containment zones in different parts of the state. In the ongoing vaccination drive 17,524 people were vaccinated in 484 sessions in different parts of the state on Thursday. A total of 6,82,040 people have been fully vaccinated while 21,72,760 have received the first dose of the vaccine in the state.
